La Liga transfer latest: Barcelona have €43m centre back bid rejected

Barcelona's summer of upheaval has seen big names such as Victor Valdes, Cesc Fabregas and Alexis Sanchez leave the club, whilst new manager Luis Enrique has brought in goalkeepers Marc-Andre Ter Stegen and Claudio Bravo, centre back Jeremy Mathieu, midfielder Ivan Rakitic and striker Luis Suarez. With well over £100m spent already, Barca had been linin up a cut-price move for Daniel Agger from Liverpool - but that may not be the case.

Elsewhere, Malaga saw star goalkeeper Willy Caballero leave the club this summer in order to reunite with former manager Manuel Pellegrini at Manchester City. The Argentine had been key to Malaga's back line, and his departure left a huge hole for new Malaga boss Javi Gracia to fill.

Finally, Valencia's summer of spending looks set to continue. With Argentina centre back Nicolas Otamendi, Benfica midfielder Andre Gomes, Racing Club playmaker Rodrigo de Paul and Benfica striker Rodrigo all signed up already, new manager Nuno looks set to replace the aforementioned Mathieu with a move to sign River Plate's highly rated Colombian Eder Balanta. A €6.5m deal is reportedly close, though Valencia must make some moves to free up non-EU spaces in their squad for the 21-year-old.

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